Jimmy Iovine

Chairman, Interscope Geffen-A&M, Co-Founder, Beats by Dr. Dre

Starting out as a studio engineer working with the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Jimmy Iovine became a producer for acts like Tom Petty and U2, and founded a record label that signed artists ranging from Eminem to the Black Eyed Peas to Lady Gaga. In his spare time, he has co-created a best- selling line of headphones. For his next act, Iovine wants to convince the world to sign up for his new subscription music service, slated for launch later this year.

Posts With Jimmy Iovine

Spotify Takes a Page From the Twitter Playbook, Buys Music Discovery App Tunigo

Peter Kafka in Media on May 3 at 7:07 am PT

Lots of tracks out there. Who’s going to help you find the ones you want to hear?

Jimmy Iovine Explains His $60 Million Music Plan

Peter Kafka in Dive Into Media on March 6 at 6:42 am PT

How do you take on Apple, Pandora, Facebook and Google? With awesome taste, the producer and headphone impressario tells Walt Mossberg. Here’s the full Dive Into Media interview.

Day Two at D: Dive Into Media 2013, in Pictures and Tweets

Eric Johnson in Dive Into Media on February 13 at 3:30 am PT

Storified: The best tweets and pictures from the second day of D: Dive Into Media.

With Beats, Jimmy Iovine — Not Facebook — Will Tell You What Music You Want

Mike Isaac in Dive Into Media on February 12 at 6:00 pm PT

Curators, not your friends, know music better, according to the iconic music producer.

Listen Up! Beats Boss Jimmy Iovine Comes to Dive Into Media.

Peter Kafka in Dive Into Media on January 24 at 10:56 am PT

Next month’s lineup is groaning with heavy hitters, but there’s always room to add a music icon to the list.

Beats’ Jimmy Iovine on Steve Jobs, Spotify and Why He Can Make Subscriptions Work

Peter Kafka in Media on January 10 at 12:28 pm PT

Why can’t the tech guys make music subscriptions work? Because they’re tech guys, says the music kingpin.

Beats’ New Music Subscription Service Gets a New Boss: Topspin’s Ian Rogers

Peter Kafka in Media on January 10 at 10:06 am PT

The headphone-maker plans to launch a Spotify-like service of its own later this year. It’s relying on an industry veteran to help break through a crowded field.

HTC Cuts Back Beats Investment

Peter Kafka in Mobile on July 22, 2012 at 5:44 am PT

The smartphone maker isn’t forgetting about Dre (and Jimmy Iovine, etc). But a year after buying half the company, it will shave its ownership stake down to 25 percent.